Saunders' case moth at Jerrabomberra, NSW
Identification history
| Metura elongatus | 6 Feb 2022 | donhe | ||
| Metura elongatus | 6 Feb 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 6 Feb 2022 | Tmac |
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Caterpillar, Moving in large Cocoon attached!
Cocoon was about 10-15cm long & approx 1.5 - 2cm wide.
it came out most 2 - 3 leg sets. (so not sure on its actual bug length, but was about 7 - 10mm wide!
I went away for 5 min, came back, and it was gone.
Any ideas what this may turn into?
Pest or something good?
Native or Exotic?
Any idea what it might be?
Thanks in advance!
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Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Feb 2022 02:42 PM Recorded on
- Tmac Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Case moths (Psychidae)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Metura elongatus Scientific name
- Saunders' case moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 819.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Synonyms
Metura elongata Metura elongatus
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